APA policy on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in scholarly materials
Author: Author of the Model (OpenAI, Google, etc.)
Date: Year of the Version you used, NOT the date you accessed it
Title: The Name of the Model, include the version number in parentheses after the title
Source: AI publishers are usually the same as the author and do not need to be included in the Reference
In-text Citation Example:
When prompted with “Is the left brain right brain divide real or a metaphor?” the ChatGPT-generated text indicated that although the two brain hemispheres are somewhat specialized, “the notation that people can be characterized as ‘left-brained’ or ‘right-brained’ is considered to be an oversimplification and a popular myth” (OpenAI, 2023).
Reference Example:
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Mar 14 version) [Large language model]. https://chat.openai.com/chat
How Do I Cite generative AI in MLA Style?
Author: Do not consider the AI tool an author
Title of the Source: Describe what was generated by the AI tool, include details of the prompt if this was not included in your text
Title of the Container: The AI Tool
Version: Version number, as specific as possible
Publisher: Company that made the tool
Date: Date content was generated
Location: General URL for the tool
In-Text Citation Examples:
While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important—the one that ties all four themes together—is greed.
When asked to describe the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby, ChatGPT provided a summary about optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness. However, when further prompted to cite the source on which that summary was based, it noted that it lacked “the ability to conduct research or cite sources independently” but that it could “provide a list of scholarly sources related to the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby” (“In 200 words”).
Works Cited Examples:
“Describe the symbolism of the green light in the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald” prompt. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
“In 200 words, describe the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby” follow-up prompt to list sources. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 9 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
You must credit ChatGPT when you reproduce its words within your own work, but unless you include a publicly available URL, that information should be put in the text or in a note—not in a bibliography or reference list. Other AI-generated text can be cited similarly.
Author = the name of the AI platform (ChatGPT)
Publisher or Sponsor = the company that developed the AI platform (OpenAI)
Example endnote:
1. Text generated by ChatGPT, OpenAI, March 7, 2023, https://chat.openai.com/chat.
Example endnote if prompt not included in the text:
1. ChatGPT, response to “Explain how to make pizza dough from common household ingredients,” OpenAI, March 7, 2023.